Store-service apparatus.



N0. 640,|27. Patented Dec. 26, I899. J. H. GOODFELLOW.

STORE SERVICE APPARATUS.

(Application filed Nov. 23, 1898.) (No Model.)

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JOHN H. GOODFELLOW, OF LOWVELL, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO THE LAMSONCONSOLIDATED STORE SERVICE COMPANY, OF NEWARK, NEW

JERSEY.

STORE-SERVICE APPARATUS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 640,127, datedDecember 26, 1899.

Application filed November 23, 1896. Serial No. 613,151. (No model.)

T all whom, it may concern.-

Beit known that 1, JOHN H. GOODFELLOW, a resident of the city of Lowell,in the county of Middlesex and State of Massachusetts, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Store-Service Apparatus, of whichthe following, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, is aspecification.

This invention relates to improvements in store apparatus; and itconsists in the novel construction, combination, and arrangement ofparts, such as will be hereinafter fully described, pointed out in theappended claims, and illustrated in the accompanying drawlngs.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a store-serviceapparatus embodyingthe invention. Fig. 3 is an end elevation. Fig. 4 isa sectional view on the line at 4 of Fig. 1. Fig. is an enlarged detailview, partly in section,

showing the starting-lever.

Like reference characters designate corresponding parts in the severalviews.

In the drawings, A designates a support located adjacent to the cashiersstation. To the lower end of the support is attached the rod a. On thelatter are adjustably secured the brackets a by the clips a In the outerend of the brackets, which are bifurcated for the purpose, are pivotedthe ends of the arms a In the free ends of the arms are journaled thevertical pulleys a adapted to rotate in the direction of the way. Lugs aproject toward each other from the under side of the arms and carry thepulleys a.

The way consists of two inclined members B, connected by the elasticcord B The latter is looped over the pulleys a and around the pulleys a.A mechanism is provided for reversing the inclination of the members ofthe way. Carriers O are mounted on the way, one on each member. To theunder side of each carrier is attached a parceLreceptacle o.

By raising and lowering the free end of a,

member of the way the carrier mounted thereon is caused to travel backand forth through the action of gravity. At the end of the way adjacentto the cashiers station mechanism is provided for engaging with thecarrier to hold the latter. On the outer ends Fig. 2 is a plan view ofthe same.

position by the spring f.

of the arms a are pivoted the levers D. To the under side of the latterare journaled the rollers d, which bear upon the members B-of the way.The levers carry at theirouter ends the magnets ol. The magnets by theirweight depress the outer ends of the levers and cause the rollers d tobear on the members of the way, so that the normal relative positions ofa lever and the member of the way immediately under it will remain thesame however the said member may be moved.

The carriers 0 have armatures 0 adapted to be engaged by the magnets 01.From the armatures lifts 0 project for raising the mag nets. When amember of the way is moved so that the carrier mounted thereon travelsto the cashiers station, the lift 0 will raise the magnet 01, and thearmature is engaged by the latter and the carrier thereby held. Toprevent the carrier from going too far, the catch 0 projects from thearmature to engage with the forward end of the magnet. When it isdesired to release the carrier, a'pull on the cord E will depress theinner end of the lever D, and thereby raise the magnet from thearmature.

Asupport F is located adjacent to the salesmans station. Attached to itslower end is the shaft F. On this shaft are mounted the mechanisms forreversing or raising and lowerin g the free ends of the members of theWay. As these mechanisms are alike, a description of one Will sufficefor both.

On the end of the shaft F is journaled the reversing-arm f. To its freeend is pivoted the lever f by the pin f The lever is recessed and has awheel f journaled on the pin f Around this wheel, which has itsperiphery grooved for the purpose, is looped an end of the way andsecured at f. An elastic cord f is secured at one end to the lower endof the lever and at the other end to the way by the clip f. A bell-cranklatch f is pivoted in the upper end of the lever and is adapted toengage with the catch 0 of the carrier C. It is normally held in anengaging A lug f by engaging with a notch in the lever limits thebackward movement of the latch. A disengaging cord f connects the latchwith the reversing-arm f.

A hanger H is attached to the lower end of the support F and has securedto its lower end the plate It. On the latter at each end are journaledthe vertical pulley h and the horizontal pulley 7?. To each of thelevers f, as at h is secured an end of the elastic cord h. The latterpasses under the vertical pulleys h and is looped around the horizontalpulleys W. This cord normally holds the levers in their uprightpositions however the reversing-arms may be moved.

A bracket K is secured to the lower end of the support F. In its frontand rear ends are journaled the pulleys k. A cord passes over thesepulleys and is connected at an end with the reversing-lever f, as at 10The other end of the cord passes through the slot k in the plate 76,attached to the lower end of the hanger H. The plate 10 is inclined andthe slot is enlarged at its lower end, as at 70 On each cord are theknots k of a size adapted to pass through the enlargement 70 of theslot, but not small enough to pass through the narrow part of the slot.By pulling on the cord 70 the reversing-arm f is raised against theaction of the elastic cord 72., which normally holds the arm in avertical position. The arm is held in its raised position by moving thecord 70, so that the upper of the knots it" engages with the plate 70below the narrow part of the slot 163. When the arm is in a verticalposition, its lower end is prevented from contacting with the plate Itby engaging the lower of the knots k with the slotted portion of theplate 70 As both of the reversing-arms are provided withoperating-cords, both members of the way may be reversed independentlyor together to permit the carriers to travel one way or the other. Theelastic cord B keeps the way under tension as the members are moved fromone position to the other.

A carrier approaching the salesmans station on a descending member ofthe way engages with the elastic cord f and presses the same toward theway. The catch 0 on the carrier is engaged by the latch f and thecarrier is thereby held. When it is desired to start the carrier in theopposite direction, the reversing-arm connected with the way is raised.As the arm moves upward and as the lever f retains its vertical positionthe slack in the cord f is taken up and a pull is exerted on the latch fand the latter is disengaged from the catch 0 When the carrier is freed,the elasticity in the cord f will start the carrier down the way.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is-

1. In a store-service apparatus, a reversible members, levers pivoted tothe free ends of said arms, elastic cords connecting said levers withsaid members, pulleys, an elastic cord looped aroundsaid pulleys andconnected with said levers, and means for moving said arms to reversethe inclination of said members.

3. In a store'service apparatus, a way consisting of two reversibleinclined members, carriers adapted to travel on said members, pivotedarms connected with the ends of said members, levers pivoted to the freeends of said arms, elastic cords connecting said levers with saidmembers, pulleys, an elastic cord looped around said pulleys andconnected with said levers, engaging mechanism for connecting saidcarriers with said levers, means for tripping said engaging mechanism,and means for moving said arms to reverse the inclination of saidmembers.

4. In a store-service apparatus, a way, acar= rier adapted to travel onsaid way, an arma ture mounted on said carrier, a movable magnet adaptedto engage with said armature to hold said carrier, and means forpropelling said carrier.

5. In a store-service apparatus, a reversible inclined way, a carrieradapted to travel on said way, an armature mounted on said carrier, apivoted lever, a magnet carried by said lever and adapted to engage withsaid armature to hold said carrier, and means for re versing theinclination of said way.

6. In a store-service apparatus, a reversible inclined way, a carrieradapted to travel on said way, an armature mounted on said car rier, apivoted lever, a roller j ournaled to said lever and bearing on saidWay, a magnet carried by said lever and adapted. to engage with saidarmature to hold said carrier, and means for reversing the inclinationof said way.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification, in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses, on this 21st day of October, A.D. 1896.

JOHN H. GOODFELLOW.

Witnesses:

S. B. DOANE, A. L. MEssER.

